St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-09
MINNEAPOLIS NEWS.
Thursday at the Exposition
Liberati Makes a Fine
Impression.
The Fipemen and Police to
Play a Benefit Game for
Miss CoulSon.
Stevens Avenue Residents
Lose Their Street Cars
in the Night.
NnPa0CCfl1 Tact nf q Cr,onLo
Successful Test of a Smoke
ConSumer---A Woman
Cruelty Treated.
LIBERATI IS GREAT.
Minneapolis Pleased With His
Method of WELDING the Baton.


Method of WELDING the Baton.
There is over at the Exposition now
and for the next four weeks will be a
magnificent drawing card, in the shape
of Liberati and his Seventy-frst regi-
ment band from New York. Liberati
is great-that was the one and unani-
nous verdict rendered after the close
of the afternoon concert yesterday.
Exactly at 80 o'clock he stepped upon
the platform-raised his baton-and the
concert began. He is different en-
tirely from Dan Godfrey. of the famous
GrenGdier band III London. or Gilmore
the one and only Gilmore. of New
York. and yet he must be claSSed with
those two great leaders, for his organi-
cation is superb. Special attention was
taken when the band was first gathered
together last spring to procure the very
finest instruments, and the very finest !
players TO perform on them. and the re-
suit is the magnificent aggregation that
delighted and enchanted Minneapolis
audience Yesterday, LIberati is the
ideal leader; he is grace perSonltied ard
his smile and gallant salute i'll reply
to the thunderS of applause
that greeted the conclusion of
each piece, entranced the ladies and
made the men green with envy. At the
commencement of the concert the at
tendance in music hall was pretty slim.
but before it was quarter over the hall
was packed full and remained SO till the
end. At the conclusion of the last piece
the audience fairly rose from their seats
and cheered again and again. The
scene was quite inspiring, and Liberati
seemed deeply moved. As for the man
agement they gathered around the
handsome Italian and showered con-
gratulationS so fast and thick upon him
that the illustrious leader almost lost
his breath answering questions all
around. Liberati told GLOBE reporter
he was so tired he must be excused for
a day or so to rest, and then waffle
just play little funny business yeSter
day-to-day-juSt commence. But on
military day then you will see what
Liberati'S band can do. 1t will be mag
nifcent. Sketch of his life? Well. he
was born in Frescato, Italy, about thirty
two years ago, and then since he was so
little, music, music, music all the time
il the old home and in New York.
This present organization came out
for the first time Decoration
day last spring in its full
strength of fifty men, and received in
stantly popular favor both in the East
and wherever it has appeared. Then
with his inimitable bow and extreme
grace, UUTu Ill lllH liOlu Ills Sulllly |
cline, he said adieu and was gone.
In appearance he is medium built, |
very graceful, as said before, and has |
all the fire and passion in his counten- |
ance of the man accustomed to cOm- |
mand. His body SwayS in an elegant
manner in unison with the music, and
in fact the man is superb. Liberati
cannot be too highly brought to the at
tention of the public, and he promises
10 fslN- 70 wit ft,n-
general mass of the people here, and
through the Northwest, who now are
fortunate enough to have a chance of |
hearing him.
TIE ENTERPRISE AND ENERGY
of grand work like this Exposition is |
sure to attract men and women who are
out of the ordinary run-people who |
have raised themselves by their genius
to remarkable acts of either daring or
cleverneSs. Among many people who are
at present in the building and inter-
eSted in it in various ways who have
had quite strange careers, there is HOr-
ace r. Johnson, who came out from
New York for his health to the air of
Minnesota, and not caring to be idle
took hold of the Exposition newspaper.
Mr.. Johnson in early life went to sea
that celebrated little book, 1.-TWO Years
Before the Mast" he did likewise and
travelled in the arduOuS work of a sailor
in many lands, and across many storm
tossed ocean. Getting tired of nauti-
cal life he entered the dramatic profess
sion in New York, and was in the sup
port of some of the leading ladies and
gentlemen of the stage for years. Sub
SeQuently he went into the journalistic
profession, and was connected with
Harper'S in their department devoted to
literature for the young folks. He was
intimately acquainted with S. S. Conant.
Harper'S well-knOWn editor, who so
mysteriously disappeared, and was
never heard of since, and curious fact
which has a melancholy interest to Mr..
johnson, he was with Mr.. COnant few
hours before he was lost on that fatal
day.
Another well-known gentleman who
has been attracted hither by the fame
of the art gallery, and, by the way, he
is quite enthusiastic on the subject, is
William Bradford, one of the greatest
living American artists. He is chiefly
known by maritime work, and his par
ticular speciality is Arctic scenery, in
which he is famous all over the world.
Mr. Bradford goes in raptures over the
Scandinavian collection, and remarked
yesterday it reflected great credit on
Mr.. Ellison and the management. He
makes his home almost in the art gal
lery while in town. and his figure is be-
coming quite a pleasant and familiar
object in that section of the Exposition. |
Although his home is in New York, a
good deal of his time is spent in the
Northwest, part of the country he is
very partial to.
Speaking now of the Scandinavian
collection Mr.. Smith yesterday I'M
packed very beautiful and dainty
thing in the shape of marble slab, on
which is cut out the figure of a nude fe-
male profile), with her arms extended
to catch little cherub in the air; flow
ers are in the back ground, and the
whole is delicately colored. 1t is con-
cave relief, and looked at at a distance
is very beautiful. The stamp upon it is
Stephan Sinding, 1887, and it is to be
presumed this is the name of the artist
whose conception it is. AS the cata-
logue is not yet completed of this de-
partment the name of the subject can
not be given.